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Backup on I-81 North in Botetourt County was result of chase that started in Roanoke
The accident that caused delays on Interstate 81 North in Botetourt County on Tuesday was the result of a police chase that started in Roanoke.
According to Roanoke police, it all started around 2:20 p.m. when officers pulled over a vehicle on 10th...Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Disasters and Accidents, Botetourt County, Transportation Accidents, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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One month later, radical drug program in Roanoke having impact
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterPolice in Roanoke are trying something that's never been done before in Southwest Virginia. And it may be too good to be true. They have rock-solid cases against drug dealers, but ddon't arrest them. Instead, they embrace them and offer a second...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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Man charged for having nearly 200 Oxycontin pills
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man and charged him with having almost 200 Oxycontin pills.
Phillip Sias, 21, of Claudeville has been charged with possession of schedule II drugs with intent to distribute.
Deputies say Sias was in a...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Prosecution, Carroll County (Virginia)
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UPDATED: Federal appeals court hears NASCAR drug case
Attorneys for ex-driver Jeremy Mayfield are asking a federal appeals panel to reinstate his lawsuit against
NASCAR over his suspension for failing a random drug test.
A 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Richmond heard arguments Tuesday.
A...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Chemicals, Corporate Crime, NASCAR, Chemical Industry
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Amherst County deputies wrap up Operation "Was it Worth it?"
NEWS7 Associate ProducerMore than a dozen people are arrested after a drug investigation in Amherst County, called Operation "Was it Worth it?" Drug detectives there say over the summer, they bought illegal drugs from dealers in Central Virginia. The drugs ranged from...Tags: Amherst County, Police Arrests
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Roanoke Police offers suspected drug dealers a second chance
Anchor/ReporterThere is a poem by Robert Frost which talks of a wood and a road, of one choice and the difference it makes. Tuesday night it was inside the Hurt Park Elementary gymnasium where four choices were decided. A year from now, maybe sooner, we will know what...Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Prisons, Prisons, Robert Frost, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Rocky Mount police can now catch crooks from a distance
Anchor/ReporterPolice have an extra set of eyes on the road and these don't blink. The new technology goes way beyond the average dash board cam. It's a license plate scanner that tells police in Rocky Mount what you've done from a distance. A computer and camera...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Criminals
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Deputies: Jamaican drug dealer arrested in Bedford Co.
Investigators in Bedford County say they've arrested an upper level Jamaican drug dealer.
The sheriff's office executed a search warrant at Aston Earl McCrea's home on Spradlin Road in Goodview on Wednesday after a lengthy investigation.
Investigators...Tags: Bedford County (Virginia), Firearms, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Arrests
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More than 20 alleged drug dealers indicted in Wythe County
Anchor/ReporterSweeping drug indictments in Wytheville were announced Friday dating back to an investigation that culminated in October. More than 20 people face a total of 60 charges for drug dealing. Meth, crack cocaine and pills are all allegedly involved. The...Tags: Methadone (drug), Methamphetamine (drug), Health, Drugs and Medicines, Cocaine
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Nearly $16 million dollars worth of marijuna plants confiscated in Nelson County
Anchor/ReporterAuthorities zeroed in on millions of dollars worth of marijuana growing in Nelson County. State police spearheaded the bust Tuesday, working with ABC agents and local officials. Authorities first confiscated nearly 52 hundred plants in what they...Tags: Crimes, Politics, Elections, Nelson County, Crime, Law and Justice
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Three southwest Virginia counties getting money to fight prescription drug trafficking
Three southwest Virginia counties are getting help from the federal government to reduce prescription
drug abuse and drug trafficking.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says Lee, Scott and Wise counties have been added to the Appalachian High Intensity Drug...Tags: Dickenson County, Prescription Drugs, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia)
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23 charged in multi-state drug trafficking case
A federal grand jury in East Tennessee has indicted 23 people in a drug trafficking case that prosecutors say also reached into southwest Virginia, Michigan and Florida.
Agents started making arrests Wednesday and the defendants were still appearing...Tags: Crimes, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Tennessee
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